AirportsKugluktuk Airport is a small airport serving Kugluktuk, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YCO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YCO
- ICAO code
- CYCO
- City
- Kugluktuk
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 67.8164° N, 115.1431° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (74 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,676 m (5,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YCO means Kugluktuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYCO. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 67.8164° N, 115.1431° W. It stands 23 metres (74 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kugluktuk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,676 metres (5,500 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 88.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12T/30T | 1,676 m 5,500 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ulukhaktok Holman AirportUlukhaktok | YHI | 344 km |
| Wekweètì AirportWekweètì | YFJ | 406 km |
| Rae Lakes AirportGamètì | YRA | 423 km |
| Cambridge Bay AirportCambridge Bay | YCB | 432 km |
| Déline AirportDéline | YWJ | 467 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,251 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,329 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,637 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,697 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,903 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,772 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,756 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,973 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,620 km | 16 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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